Regular Member Meeting 2014 10 14
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Time and Location
- October 14, 2014
- Called to order at ______ by ______
- Members present:
- Members remote:
- Others present:
- Quorum?
- Quorum met?
Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes
Regular Member Meeting 2014 09 09
Recognition
- ag4ve - Cryptoparty organization.
- Dan Barlow - More progress on the SEM. Continued laser cutter work. Cleanup. Awesome guy!
- Hunter - More progress on the SEM. Successfully assisting remote diagnosis and reconnection of the Occupancy Sensor.
- Julia Longtin - Funding and beginning construction of our Optical Table Robot. Supported the cryptoparty. Also obtained much-needed upgrade components for the RostockMax.
- Justin Myers - Taking on SEM filament purchase.
- Katie - Getting HacDC on eBay. Continuing timely and orderly HacDC financial reports.
- Lee - Getting HacDC on eBay.
- Cleanup Participants - Anyone who helped cleanup the space.
Director Reports
President's Report
Vice President's Report
Treasurer's Report
Here is the financial summary spreadsheet for September 2014: File:HacDC Financials 2014 09.pdf. We didn't gain any new members. We lost Andrew Harris and Mike Chelen. We have 41 dues-paying members in good standing, 7 dues-waived members, and 2 members who are behind on dues.
Project Awesome
Here is the Project Awesome spreadsheet for September: File:HacDC PA Projects-2014 09.pdf. We continue to have to dip into savings to pay our rent, so no dividend this month. :(
Secretary's Report
Director-at-Large Reports
Tokutek approached the BoD about using the space for a meetup and I volunteered to coordinate with them. The event was planned for 10/13, but was canceled and I'm now working with them to figure out new dates during the week of 12/15. They'd love for the membership to come out and hear their tech talk, and there will be beer and pizza for everyone in attendance.
We should also receive (hopefully soon?) 5 new Intel Edison development kits that Intel is donating to the space. These are dual-core Atom processors with an integrated MCU. Watch the blabber list for announcement of their arrival.
--Zack
Project Awesome Reports
Project LASER
Project BYZANTIUM
Project KITBUILD
Project SUPPLIES
No expenditures this month. SEM filament has been ordered, and may be reimbursed soon.
Project EXPANSION
Would be nice if we had more funding.
Project SPACECAM
Member Reports
mirage335
Making progress with other HacDC members to cleanup, build new equipment, develop business opportunities. Still, our financial situation is a bit limiting, and we can do more.
Have heard about various successes contacting the Fire Station wireless accesspoint. Let's make it a top priority to deploy something like Ubiquity 24GHz backhaul units at both ends ASAP. Their 900mHz basestation and highly directional antennas may also be able to cut through the clutter at 150MBits. We could really use extra credit from our host.
HacDC's servers are still not available for regular use by members. Even without an excellent internet connection, this might attract more interest. We should label some machines, claim them, and compete to make them operational quickly.
Much of our equipment is functional, but not accessible. This includes printers, the plotter, scanners, and more. Clearing shelves and floor space will create opportunities to deploy these tools, giving members more opportunities to accomplish projects.
Old Business
New Business
New Members
Adjournment
Adjourned at _______ by _________